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A case of corneal epithelial downgrowth after penetrating keratoplasty treated by intracameral 5-fluorouracil injection and mitomycin C [PDF]

GMS Ophthalmology Cases
Background: Corneal epithelial downgrowth is an uncommon, yet potentially sight-threatening complication of intraocular surgery or trauma with poor prognosis.
Noel Hong-Kei Wat, Gillian Denise Ji-Yee Siu, Mei Sze Wu, Lee Wong   +3 more
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Adjunctive tacrolimus in the treatment of fungal keratitis requiring therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Objective: To determine the efficacy of adjunctive topical tacrolimus in improving graft survival and reducing post operative complications in patients with Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty (TPK) for the treatment of fungal keratitis.
S. Josephine Christy, Kunal Mandlik, Vasantha Kumar, Srinivas Sai Suma Maalika Kanchugantla, Sarah Abdelrahman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer   +5 more
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Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Penetrating Keratoplasty.

J Pharm Bioallied Sci
ABSTRACT Background: Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) has been utilized more frequently during recent years to treat penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) graft failures. The perioperative evaluation technique of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is increasingly ...
Al-Essa A.
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Indications of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Aim: To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India. Settings and Design: Retrospective study. Material and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to ...
Laxman Dasar, Chaitra Pujar, Kanwarpal Singh Gill, Madhuri Patil, Mallikarjun Salagar   +4 more
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Staged limbal stem cell transplantation and keratoplasty surgeries as a treatment for gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy

GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2023
Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy (GDLD) is a rare autosomal recessive corneal dystrophy that has been associated with mutations in the TACSTD2 (M1S1) gene, which is normally expressed in corneal epithelial cells.
Azher, Tayaba N., Maltry, Amanda C., Hou, Joshua H.   +2 more
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Indications and Visual Outcome in Patients Undergoing Penetrating Keratoplasty

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2022
Background: Penetrating keratoplasty is commonly performed surgery in patients suffering from corneal blindness and visual impairment, where full thickness diseased cornea is replaced with healthy cornea.
Puspa Giri, Sudha Ranabhat, Gopal Bhandari, Ranjeet Sah   +3 more
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Clinical profile of patients subject to penetrating keratoplasty in a brazilian reference service

Bioscience Journal, 2018
With the development of new surgical techniques, instrumentation and pharmacological advances, corneal transplant procedures can undergo changes directly in the clinical profile of patients with the indication for penetrating keratoplasty technique. The
Giovanna Karinny Pereira Cruz, Marcos Antonio Ferreira Júnior, Isabelle Campos de Azevedo, Viviane Euzébia Pereira Santos, Sérgio Balbino da Silva, Maria Lúcia Ivo, Vanessa Giavarotti Taboza Flores, Elenilda de Andrade Pereira Gonçalves   +7 more
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Recurrence of paraproteinemic keratopathy after penetrating keratoplasty and its assessment with confocal microscopy

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018
Purpose: To report on a case of recurrence of paraproteinemic keratopathy (PPK) associated with monoclonal gammopathy after bilateral penetrating keratoplasty.
J. Wasielica-Poslednik, A. Gericke, A. Desuki, U. Schlötzer-Schrehardt, N. Pfeiffer, W. Lisch   +5 more
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Recurrent Ectasia After Penetrating Keratoplasty

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2013
Corneal ectasia or recurrent keratoconus after penetrating keratoplasty is rare, and few case reports exist in the literature concerning this condition. Computerized corneal topography is quite useful to identify and manage this disorder.
Ayşe Burcu, Züleyha Yalnız Akkaya, Koray Budak, Firdevs Örnek   +3 more
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Late detachment of Descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty for pellucid marginal degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: we report a case of late spontaneous large detachment of Descemet's membrane in recurrent pellucid marginal degeneration after penetrating keratoplasty.
Jonathan Lin, Salima Hassanaly, Robert A. Hyde, Jennifer Brown, Dan Yoon, Charles Q. Yu   +5 more
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